Empowerment, change and information technology: Socio-technical design and business process re-engineering

Personnel Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 56-66

  Mitev, Nathalie N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030506546     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eum0000000004304     Document Type: Review

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